gale oor Xhosa

gale

/ɡeɪl/ werkwoord, naamwoord

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

uqhwithela

A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm.

Gale warnings are set out only for winds of Beaufort 8 or more and, as such, are already too late for small boats.
Iziboniso zenkanyamba okanye uqhwithela zikhutshwe qha ngezikali zomoya ezingu-8 nangaphezulu kwaye zibe semva kakhulu kwizikhephe ezincinci.

Gale

eienaam

A surname.

voorbeelde

Gale warnings are set out only for winds of Beaufort 8 or more and, as such, are already too late for small boats.
Iziboniso zenkanyamba okanye uqhwithela zikhutshwe qha ngezikali zomoya ezingu-8 nangaphezulu kwaye zibe semva kakhulu kwizikhephe ezincinci.

It is entirely reasonable that the gale-driven ship would go farther west and reach Malta.
Kusengqiqweni ngokupheleleyo ukucinga ukuba inqanawa eqhutywa luqhwithela iye ngasentshona de iye kufika eMalta.

A ship may also be moored with the object of enabling her to ride out a gale with less likelihood of dragging her anchors.
Inqanawe inyakwazi ukubotshelelwa nento enekuyibengel ukuba ibenekudada kumayo omkhulu ngaphandle kokuthuqa iiankile zayo.

Strong Gale - High waves.
Uqhwithelo olunamandla amaza aphezulu.

6 The gale-force winds of tribulation that we may experience at times should be considered opportunities to prove that our ship of faith is sound and stable.
6 Imimoya ebhudlayo yembandezelo esenokusifikela maxa wambi ifanele igqalwe njengamathuba okubonisa ukuba inqanawa yokholo lwethu iphilile yaye izinzile.

If it meets seas from a different direction caused by a local gale a dangerously confused sea will result.
Ukuba kudibana amalwandle ngokwendlela ezahlukeneyo ezibemgama ngokwasekuhlaleni kweqhwithela lobungozi obudidekise ulwandle olunokuba neziphumo.

If a boat is overtaken by a gale when she has plenty of room to leeward, it is usually safer to let her drift with the wind and sea.
Ukuba isikhephe sithathwa xa inesininzi samagumbi ekungaveli moya, kudla ngokukhuseleka ukuliyeka lithyalwe ngumoya nolwandle.

Said of a vessel riding out a gale broadside on, under bare poles and with helm lashed a-lee.
Kutshiwo kwingqayi ehambela ngaphandle kwamandla kwicala elivulekileyo, ngaphantsi kweepali ezingenanto kunye nevili lokujika inqanawa liphume kwicala elisisikhuselo emoyeni

In winds of gale or hurricane force the leeway with the wind abeam can be very considerable.
Kwimimoya yoqhwithelo okanye yesivuthu-vuthu samandla icala elikhusela umoya ngelitha lomoya lingacingisiswa kakhulu.

A sailing manual explains that ‘to be caught in a gale on a lee shore is perhaps the worst plight’ in which a sailor can find himself.
Incwadi enika imiyalelo yokuqhuba inqanawa ithi ‘ukufunyanwa luqhwithela olubhudlela ngaselunxwemeni mhlawumbi yeyona ngxaki inkulu’ asenokuzifumanisa ekuyo umatiloshe.

Conversely, if the earth were to spin much faster, the days would be shorter, perhaps just a few hours long, and earth’s rapid spin would cause relentless gale-force winds and other harmful effects.
Kwelinye icala, ukuba ubukhawuleza usuku beluya kuba lufutshane, mhlawumbi lube ziiyure nje ezimbalwa, yaye oko bekuya kuzisa imimoya ebhudla ngamandla nezinye iingxaki.

A heavy swell caused by a strong and prolonged gale over a large expanse of deep water may travel hundreds of miles without appreciably altering its direction.
Ubukhulu bokukhulisa isandi kubangwa bubukhulu kunye nokongeza uqhwithelo olungaphaya kobukhulu bokuphangalala kobunzulu bamanzi nokuba uhambo lwe100 yeemayile ngaphandle kokubonakalayo okuguqulwa ngakwicala.

Conversely, if days were shorter, perhaps just a few hours long, earth’s rapid spin would cause relentless gale-force winds and other harmful effects.
Kwakhona, ukuba iimini bezimfutshane, mhlawumbi ngeeyure nje ezimbalwa, ukujikeleza komhlaba bekuya kubangela imimoya ebhudla ngamandla kwakunye nezinye iingozi.

Farther out gale force winds will be experienced to upwards of a hundred miles from the centre.
Imimoya ephambili enamandla enoqhwithelo iya kubakho ukuya phezulu kwikhulu lemayile ukusuka embindini.

Near Gale - Sea heaps up and white foam from breaking waves begins to blow in streaks
Ngakuqhwithelo ulwandle luyanyuka lwenze ugwebu olumhlophe ukusuka kumaza awohlukeneyo aqale ukubhudla nokuphawula ngemigca.

He is pursued by Laban, but they make a covenant at the place called Galeed and The Watchtower (Hebrew, ham·Mits·pahʹ).
Usukelwa nguLabhan, kodwa benza umnqophiso endaweni ebizwa ngokuba yiGaledi neMboniselo* (iham·Mits·pahʹ ngesiHebhere).

The Royal Oak however, once logged thirteen and a half knots in a gale.
IRoyal Oak ngoko, yafika kwiinothi ezilishumi elinesithathu nehafu kumoya ovuthuza ngamandla.

When a gale is imminent the normal precautions are to put the main propulsion machinery at immediate notice.
Xa inkanyamba ikufuphi izilumkiso zexesha langaphambili kukubeka owona matshini wokuqhubela phambili kwisaziso esikhawulezileyo.

The resulting gale carried along the seeds of the produce of the fields, stimulating fertility.
Umoya omkhulu obangelwa koko uthwala imbewu yemveliso yamasimi, lukhuthaza ukuchuma.

When running with the gale it may be possible to steady the disabled ship by streaming a drogue.
Xa ubaleka nenkanyamba kungenzeka ukuqinisa inqanawa engumlwelwe ngokuphephezelisa i-ankile ethile yaselwandle.

Off high peaks or mountain ranges this wind can blow strongly, even up to gale force when combined with steep pressure gradients.
Kwinduli eziphakamileyo nasezintabeni lo moya ubhudla ngamandla, ukuya kuqhwithelo olunamandla xa ludityaniswe noxinzelelo lweqhina elithambekileyo.

This occurs particularly in a prolonged gale when, in addition to the wind, there will be a surface current caused by it.
Oku kwenzeka ngokokona kulula koqhwithelo xa, kongezeleka umoya, kuza kubakho eyiyo eyenziwa kukudalwa kwayo.

(James 1:2-4) Just as gale-force winds test the seaworthiness of a vessel, storms of opposition will reveal any weaknesses in our ship of faith.
(Yakobi 1: 2-4) Kanye njengokuba imimoya ebhudla ngamandla ikuvavanya ukukufanelekela kwenqanawa ukuhamba elwandle, iinkqwithela zenkcaso ziya kubutyhila nabuphi na ubuthathaka obukwinqanawa yethu yokholo.

After leaving there en route to Phoenix, a northeasterly gale seized the ship.
Bakuba bendulukile apho ukusinga eFinikis, umoya osisaqhwithi owawuvela ngasemntla-mpuma wawuthi hlasi umkhombe.

Gale of short duration.
Uqhwithelo lesithuba esifutshane.